ignoring food is the best hint. They also do not move for extensive period of time or sluggish, and hang upside dow way up there. usually it takes about 10 days from hatching to the first molt.
Yep. I would give each nymph at least several ff's. Look at their abdomen as a gauge. It should not be thin.
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If they hatched 4-5 days ago then they are not going to moult yet. I would suggest you look into buying some D. hydei fruitflies. These are the larger of the two species that are commonly sold. L1 chinese nymphs will have no problem eating them. They can be fed on these till about L3.
The plastic wrap you are using to cover the top is not to good for gripping/ventilation. Try and buy some netting, or mesh. Maybe even some panyhose would be an okay top for now. Use moist moss, or paper towel to use as a substrate. A couple twigs or sticks for them to climb on would not hurt either.
+1
I would feel bad about not saving them though when I could have tried : ( I wanna save them all : ( So just put them all together until I narrow it down then seperate them and care for them?
